Are you ready to leap forward and take your business to a whole new level? In this episode, coach and author Deborah A. Bailey will teach you how to change your business for the better. Listen and learn as we discuss the five you need to take to make it happen.

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

 

• What are the five steps that we need to take to make radical changes in our businesses?

1. Having a clear vision of what you want.
2. Learning to trust your intuition so you can be led to the things that are right for you.
3. Creativity--thinking outside the box and not coming up with the same solutions all the time.
4. Setting goals -- having an idea of what you want to do and having some time frame around it.
5. Taking action.

• What is a vision? A vision is what you can picture going forward with regard your business.
• How important is it to line up your personal and professional goals? It’s particularly important if you’re a solopreneur because you are the business. If you start a business that doesn’t line up with who you are and your values, it’s not going to work. You can be fighting yourself the whole time because what you do doesn’t align with who you are.

 

• Why is it a big challenge to trust our intuition? We’re conditioned to listen to others telling us what to do so we’re not so inclined to listen to ourselves.

 

• How can you overcome the sense of overwhelm that comes from having a big goal?  Break the goal down and determine the first step you can take. Start with the most believable step.
• How can you become creative when making business decisions? Be open to making decisions that maybe you wouldn’t have made before because you’re used to doing things a certain way.
• Why is it often hard to take action? Taking action involves taking risks. When we want something to happen, we have to put ourselves on the line.

 

Check out these highlights:

 

Summary of the five steps [08:27 ]

Lining up your personal and professional goals [12:27 ]

Trusting your intuition [17:11 ]

Deborah’s recommendations on goal setting [21:01 ]

Tips on reinforcing yourself [32:11 ]

 

Get in touch with Deborah Bailey:

http://dbaileycoach.com/ (Website)

 

Here is a list of resources listed in this episode:
http://dbaileycoach.com/blog/books/book/ (Download a free chapter of Laura’s book, Think Like an Entrepreneur)

https://secrets-of-success.teachable.com/ (Deborah’s courses on Teachable.com)